| RefNo | HS/14/264 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Adolphe Quetelet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brussels |
| Creator | Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet |
| Date | 22 November 1866 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Apologizes if Adolphe Quetelet has missed answering one of John Frederick William Herschel's letters. Talks about meteorology of Belgium worked on over 30 years. Wants John Frederick William Herschel's photo for his work on statistics. Congratulates John Frederick William Herschel on his son's good work. Has received work from Collingwood and would love to know author. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Brussels, Belgium |
| Origin coordinates | 50.846667, 4.3525 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3099
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2866 | Quetelet; Lambert Adolphe Jacques (1796 - 1874) | 1796 - 1874 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |